Running on roads may sometimes feel like it isn’t really outdoor recreation. Sure you’re outside, in the fresh air, enjoying sunshine, maybe rain or cold, at the mercy of the elements. But you’re on a man-made surface. You’re monotonously jogging on pavement – something that has very little variation. The road is a place where…
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Salt Lake City Trail Running Newbie arrives in Utah from the East
After a six-day 2,500-mile journey my family and I arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on June 30th. After all the build up prior to our move I couldn’t be happier to get acquainted with our new home…and our new trails. I have some great stuff coming up for Utah Outside. In addition to Run…
Safe Sound Sports Personal Speakers review
I have to listen to music when I run, so when the Ragnar Wasatch Back officials said runners couldn’t use headphones during the race, I panicked. I began searching the internet high and low for anything that might lead me to a way around running with music. Perhaps a boombox similar to an ’80 hip…
Indoor Chick runs the 2010 Ragnar Wasatch Back Relay
It started off like any other day but it was race day for the Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back. What can I say about running the Wasatch Back? It was an experience. Would I do it again? I really don’t know. My problem is when I see my other friends expressing interest in doing it again…
Volunteering for the Ragnar Wasatch Back
I don’t run. I’ve tried and failed to see the pleasure in the monotony of right-foot-then-left-foot pounding on pavement with only the sound of my breath as a companion. If you see me running, it’s because REI is having a 1-hour only 90% off sale on new powder skis, and even then, my run would…
Ice THIS, Ragnar Wasatch Back!
The time is almost here, race day for the Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back, and I’m a bundle of nerves. Truly I think I’m psyching myself out. I know I’m not one of the hardcore runners. My mile per minute is around 10:30. I’m scared to get in the van with 5 of our runners. People…
Lafuma Sky Race OT Trail Running Shoes with OutDry review
The Lafuma Sky Race OT shoes are competent trail runners featuring the OutDry waterproof/breathable membrane. Lafuma is a lesser known outdoor company here in America, but they are huge in Europe and have recently made inroads into the U.S. market. They make everything from footwear, jackets, packs, sleeping bags and even camp chairs. I got…
Sick and tired of training for the Ragnar Wasatch Back Relay
Calling all Ragnar runners training for the Wasatch Back Relay who are sick and tired of it. Are you fed up with those nagging little injuries? Do you feel like your time could be better spent in the backyard with a beer and a good book? You’re not alone. Our time is almost over. I’m…
Ankle sprains, bone bruises and the long road back
Running trails can be fraught with peril. Sure there can be the occasional run in with animals both big and small as well as the plethora of nasty’s that fly, creep and bite us in the places where we like to recreate. But the things that can hurt us the most are the rocks, pebbles,…
“Salt Lake City Trail-Running Newbie” coming to Utah
See this picture? I took it from the highpoint view of one of my favorite runs. I can leave my house in Melrose, MA, run a few streets, hop on a trail on the south side of Wyoming Cemetery and in less than a mile I’m treated to a view of downtown Boston and the…